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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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